The People of 1381
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| Type | Indictment by jury |
| Unique Identifying Text | TNA KB 145/3/7/1 |
| Archive name | The National Archives (London) |
| County | Cambridgeshire |
| Text in Original Language | [Recorda file 7 Ric. II]. Ricardus et cetera Roberto Tresilian et sociis suis justiciariis ad placita coram nobis tenend' assignatis salutem Tenores quorumdam indictamentorum factorum coram dilectis et fidelibus nostris Hugone la Zouche et sociis suis nuper ad inquirendum assignatis de quibusdam prodicionibus feloniis transgressionibus et aliis malefactis contra pacem nostram tam nobis quam dilecto nobis in Christo priori de Bernwell apud Bernwell factis et perpetratis unde Johannes Barbour taverner et quidam alii indictati sunt coram nobis in cancellariam nostram de mandato nostro missos vobis mittimus sub pede sigilli nostri mandantes quod hiis visis ulterius inde fieri fac' quod de iure et cetera [4 Feb 7 Ric. II]. Certiorari super tenoribus cum indictament' to Hugh la Zouch concerning indictments against John Barbour, taverner, John Trippelowe, Alice Lenne, Henry Taverner, John Causton, Thomas Stowe, John Bokkyng, Richard Asshewell and John Deraboght [25 Oct 7 Ric. II]. Tenor indictamentorum de nominibus subscriptorum coram Hugone la Zouche et sociis suis nuper capt' unde in brevi huic cedul' consut' fit ... Inquisitio capta apud Bernewell die Jovis proxima ante festum sancti Laurencii anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quinto coram Hugone la Zouche Rogero Harleston et Johanne Brume assignatis cum Ricardo Lescrope chiv' ad inquirendum per sacramentum Bonefac' Chastelet Willelmum Hithron Johannis Hert Nicholai Aungre Johannis Pouwer Bartholomei Knyth Willelmi Kneshale senioris Willelmi Magote Johannis Hancock Rogeri Clerk de Drayton Willelmi ?Maupai et Roberti ?Chambre. Qui dicunt per sacramentum suum quod Johannes Barbour tanner Johannes Trippelowe Alicia de Lynne Henricus Tanner Johannes Causton Thomas Stowe Johannes Bokkyng et Johannes Cumton et Johannes Derabought die Dominica proxima post festum corporis Christi anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum quarto omnia monumenta Prioris de Bernewell apud Bernewell ceperunt vi et armis et penes se retinerunt usque in vigiliam Nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptist' quo die deliberat' fuerunt predicto Priori virtute brevis domini Regis ... et die Lune proxima post festum corporis Christi anno predicto apud Bernewell vi et armis scilicet cum gladiis et fustibus secur' vang' et bal' et mattokes clausum Prioris apud Bernewell ibidem fregerunt et ipsum Priorem iniuste et sine iudicio disseis' de uno gardino continente per estimationem iiij acras cum uno fossato continente xiiij pedes in latitudine inter Grenecroft et dictum gardinum unde dominus Prior et antecessores sui a tempore fundacionis domus prioris de Bernewell fuerunt seisit' Ac et cc arbores et plures nuper in dicto gardino crescentes succiderunt et unam portam aquaticam et duas domos ibidem fregerunt et dictas arbores et meremium de dicta porta aquatic' precii ccc lib' ... diem ... ... precii xx lib' ibidem invent' asportaverunt Ac et in vivariis ibidem piscat' prior' et anguill' et pykes ibidem precii xx marcarum ceperunt et asportaverunt et alia enormia ei intulerunt ad gravem dampnum ipsius Prioris ultra catalla predicta dicti Prioris cc marc' Ac et omnes prenominati malefactores die Mercurii proxima post festum corporis Christi anno predicto apud Bernewell vi et armis scilicet cum gladiis et fustibus Prioratum predictum ibidem intraverunt et Priorem et conventum ... minat' fuerunt de vita et membris ita quod dict' Prior' convent'que per ?dictis [one word illegible] maiore et burgensibus ville Cant' ...que ... dicto gardina relaxaverunt per factum sub sigillo suo communi per compulsacionem dictorum maioris et burgensium Ac et omnes dicti malefactores compulserunt ... dictos Priorem et Conventum relaxari Maiori et Burgensibus ville Cant' et quilibet persone eorumdem sub sigillo eorum communi pro intracione claus' ipsorum Prioris et Convent' ... obligar' prefat' Maiori ... cum mille mille lib' argent' sub sigillo. [Remainder illegible]. |
| Text (English translation) | [Recorda file 7 Ric. II]. Richard, etc, to Robert Tresilian and his fellow justices, assigned to hold pleas before us, greetings. We are sending to you the tenors of certain indictments, made before our beloved and faithful Hugh la Zouche and his fellows, lately assigned to inquire into certain treasons, felonies, trespasses and other wrongdoings, done and perpetrated against our peace both to us and also to the beloved to us in Christ the prior of Barnwell at Barnwell, whereof John Barbour, taverner, and certain others are indicted before us, sent at our mandate into our Chancery, under the foot of our seal, commanding that, these having been seen, you cause to be done thereupon further what lawfully, etc [4 Feb 7 Ric. II]. The tenor of the indictments about the names of those, below written, lately taken before Hugh la Zouche and his fellows, whereof [mention] is made in the writ, attached to this schedule ... Inquisition taken at Barnwell on Thursday next before the feast of St Lawrence in the fifth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, before Hugh la Zouche, Roger Harleston and John Brume, assigned with Richard Lescrope, knight, to inquire by the oath of Boneface Chastelet, William Hithron, John Hert, Nicholas Aungre, John Pouwer, Bartholomew Knyth, William Kneshale the elder, William Magote, John Hancock, Roger Clerk of Drayton, William ?Maupai and Robert ?Chambre. Who say upon their oath that John Barbour, tanner, John Trippelowe, Alice de Lynne, Henry Tanner, John Causton, Thomas Stowe, John Bokkyng and John Cumton and John Derabought, on Sunday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the fourth year of the reign of King Richard II after the conquest, took all the muniments of the prior of Barnwell at Barnwell by force and arms, and retained them in their hands until the eve of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, on which day they were delivered to the aforesaid prior by virtue of a writ of the lord king. And on Monday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the aforesaid year, at Barnwell, by force and arms, namely with swords and cudgels, axes, shovels and ... and mattocks, they broke into the close of the prior at Barnwell there, and unjustly and without judgment disseised the same prior of one garden, containing by estimation four acres, with one ditch, containing 14 feet in width between Grenecroft and the said garden, whereof the lord prior and his ancestors had been seised from the time of the foundation of the house of the prior of Barnwell. And they cut down 200 trees and more, lately growing in the said garden, and broke one water-gate and two houses there, and carried away the said trees and timber from the said water-gate, worth £300 ... ... ... worth £20, found there. And they took and carried away in fishponds there the fish of the prior and eels and pikes there, worth 20 marks, and they inflicted other outrages on him, to the serious damage of the same prior beyond the aforesaid chattels of the said prior of 200 marks. And all the aforenamed wrongdoers, on Wednesday next after the feast of Corpus Christi in the aforesaid year, at Barnwell, by force and arms, namely with swords and cudgels, entered the aforesaid priory there and threatened the prior and convent with their lives and members, in such a way that the said prior and convent released to the mayor and burgesses of the town of Cambridge ... ... by deed under their common seal by compulsion of the said mayor and burgesses. And all the said wrongdoers forced the said prior and convent to be released to the mayor and burgesses of the town of Cambridge, and to every person of the same under their common seal for the entry of the close of the same prior and convent ... to be obliged to the aforesaid mayor ... with £2,000 of silver under seal. |
People
| ID | First name | Last name | Gender | Occupation | Domicile | Role in source | Incidents | Go to participant page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25058 | Nicholas | Aungre | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25067 | John | Barbour | Male | Tanner | 4317,4319,4318 | Go to participant page | ||
| 25073 | John | Bokkyng | Male | 4319,4317,4318 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25071 | John | Causton | Male | 4319,4317,4318 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25066 | Robert | Chambre | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25055 | Chastelet | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | ||||
| 25064 | John | Clerk | Male | Fen Drayton,Cambridgeshire | Juror | Go to participant page | ||
| 25074 | John | Cumton | Male | 4319,4318,4317 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25075 | John | Derabought | Male | 4319,4317,4318 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25063 | John | Hancock | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25057 | John | Hert | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25056 | William | Hithron | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25061 | William | Kneshale | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25060 | Bartholomew | Knyth | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25069 | Alice | de Lynne | Female | 4318,4319,4317 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25062 | William | Magote | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25065 | William | Maupai | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25076 | Ralph | de Norton | Male | Prior | Barnwell,Cambridgeshire | 4318,4317,4319 | Go to participant page | |
| 25059 | John | Pouwer | Male | Juror | Go to participant page | |||
| 25072 | Thomas | Stowe | Male | 4319,4318,4317 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25070 | Henry | Tanner | Male | 4319,4317,4318 | Go to participant page | |||
| 25068 | John | Trippelowe | Male | 4319,4317,4318 | Go to participant page |
Incidents
| ID | Summary | Description | Type | Go to incidents page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4318 | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell | John Barbour and others on Monday 17 June 1381 broke the close of the prior of Barnwell at Barnwell with force and arms, and disseised the prior of 4 acres of garden, cut down trees, broke a water-gate and two houses, and stole fish from the fishponds. | Larceny: theft of goods,Trespass to land: forcible entry of close and houses,Larceny: theft of livestock,Trespass to chattels: removal of goods,Trespass to land: cutting down crops or trees | Go to incidents page |
| 4317 | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell | John Barbour, tanner, John Trippelowe, Alice de Lynne, Henry Tanner, John Causton, Thomas Stowe, John Bokkyng and John Cumton and John Derabought, on Sunday 16 June 1381, took all the muniments of the prior of Barnwell at Barnwell by force and arms, and retained them in their hands until 23 June, on which day they were delivered to the aforesaid prior by virtue of a writ of the lord king. | Larceny: theft of documents | Go to incidents page |
| 4319 | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell | John Barbour and others, on Wednesday 19 June 1381, with force and arms, namely swords and cudgels, entered the priory of Barnwell and threatened the life and limb of the said prior, so that they released to the mayor and burgesses of Cambridge [sense lost]. | Trespass to person: threats | Go to incidents page |
Incidents and People
| Person | Incident | Role | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Barbour ( 25067 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Bokkyng ( 25073 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Causton ( 25071 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Cumton ( 25074 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Derabought ( 25075 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| Alice de Lynne ( 25069 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| Ralph de Norton ( 25076 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Victim | |
| Thomas Stowe ( 25072 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| Henry Tanner ( 25070 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Trippelowe ( 25068 ) | John Barbour and others plunder the prior of Barnwell (4318) | Accused | |
| John Barbour ( 25067 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Bokkyng ( 25073 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Causton ( 25071 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Cumton ( 25074 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Derabought ( 25075 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| Alice de Lynne ( 25069 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| Ralph de Norton ( 25076 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Victim | |
| Thomas Stowe ( 25072 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| Henry Tanner ( 25070 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Trippelowe ( 25068 ) | John Barbour and others steal documents from the prior of Barnwell (4317) | Accused | |
| John Barbour ( 25067 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| John Bokkyng ( 25073 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| John Causton ( 25071 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| John Cumton ( 25074 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| John Derabought ( 25075 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| Alice de Lynne ( 25069 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| Ralph de Norton ( 25076 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Victim | |
| Thomas Stowe ( 25072 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| Henry Tanner ( 25070 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused | |
| John Trippelowe ( 25068 ) | John Barbour and others threaten the prior of Barnwell (4319) | Accused |
